Turbine-blade-holding means.



c. GILS BINEZBLADB T L I mus.

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' Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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, shrouding the ED STATES PATENT on .HOUSE MACHINE COMPANY,

CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of ietters I'ateut.

Patented N 0v. 30, 19.

Application filed May}, 1908. 7 Serial 11 0.. 431,440.

To all whom it'may com-em.-

Be it known that I, CHRIs'rIAN GJLSON, a citizen of the United county and State of Pennsylvania, new -and} useful Invention in Holding a speci Cfitl0114;.- y This invention relates to elastic fluid turbines and more particularly to turbine blades.

An object of this invention is theyproduction of simple means for spacing and outer 9r free-ends-mf the This and other objects I attainin of Allegheny have made a blades.

a t rbine embodying the features herein descr ed and illustrated.

Inthe drawings accompanyingthis application and forming apart thereof: Flgure .1 is affragmental section-of arotor bladecarrying element-of a turbine and illustrates anembodiment of my; invention;fEig. 2 is a developed plan of ig. 1; Figs? and 4 are respectively sideandend elevations ofa blade embodying myinvention; and Fig. .5

a side elevation of invention.

While I have illustrated m invention in.

connection with the rotatin blade carrymg element of a turbine, I wlsh it to the claims I "will utilize the. word blade in a broad.

sense; that is,

turbine, and I'wish it to be specifically derstood that where the term ing element in the broad tating or stationary blade-carrying element 4 of the turbine.

, A blade carryingelement is provided-- with a blade mounting .slot 8, in which .a singlerow of'blagles 19 IS mounted Th can'yg gel emen t. by means of sepa calkm'g pieces which are located between the ad acent blades of each row and which, I by, transversely expanded, are caused to grip the walls of.- the blade-mountmg slot and the exposed faces of the ad'acent blades and to thereby secure the bla es in place within the slot. The outer or free ends of the blades are secured together by means of 'projections, 10, one of which is States, and a resident Meansgof which the following is' are cut.

' thawing of each a bladeembodying my.

be un- I b d derstood that I do not contem late so limit-- ing it. Throughout the. spec cation and in .mounted in-the slot to include both-the d1 rotating and the stationary blades of the mounted in'the blade-earry-- poured in place. 1 is employed it is alsoutilizdsense and meanseitlier the re ein-f' divi'diialblades are secured the 'bladerate secured thereto and means, comprisin bent over'and secured to the next adjacent blade. Y. i

The blades 9 are drawn 'or otherwise formedinlong sections of the proper contour, from which the blades of pro er length Each blade-is subs antlally cres-- cent shaped incrossfsection, one horn of the crescent, which is ordinarily called the, wing m the ofthe blade, is, however, longer .t other. Incutting the blade the 1 nally extendin'g'projection 10 is formed on blade and is located at one end of the blade. In additionto this ashort tip 12 is formed on the shorter horn of the bladefat one eiid; '-A slotf'13 is provided in the outer end of each' tongue and is adapted, when the projection. 10 is bent over at right angles to the. blade, to receive the tip 12 'formed on the next adjacent blade. V The tip, after the,projection 10 is in place, is riveted over to secure the consequently to secure the outer or free ends of the two -blades rigid] together. With this construction all the hladesin' one row are shrouded and are first mounted in the blade mounting slots ofthe blade oarr ing elementand are secured therein. Th

la e arethen bentover to receive the tip 12 of the next adjacent blade and the ti 1s [riveted -over. The blades, instead of b ng 'ate spacing pieces, may be securedto a :bladeinountmg strip which is subsequently blade mounting slot 'and'y'se- In accbrdance. -vvith the provisions oi the patent statutes, I have described the principle of operation of'my invention, to ether with the a paratus which I now consi er to re resent t e best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carriedo'nt by-other means.

What I claim is:

e projections 10 of each formed integrally with each blade and is i projection in place and i are spaced. The blades9 by'means of intenn ie- 1. In combination with the blade holding element of a turbine,--a plurality of. blades longitiidinally extending projection an a tip formed integrally on each blade, for securin the outer or free ends of the blades toge er.-

p 2. In combination with the blade holdin element of a turbine, a pluralityof blades end of each blade whereby the outer or free ends of the blades are secured together by 'securing the projection of one blade to the end of the next adjacent blade by riveting over said ti portion having at oneend a laterally projecting lip provided with a hole and a lug adjacent to said lip.

4. A turbine blade comprising a body portion' proirided with a flexible extension hav inga hole and means on the blade for enga einent with a hole in the extension of an ad acent blade.

, -,testimony whereof, I have hereunto siibcribed my name this 30th day of April, 8. 1908. 3. A tur ine blade comprising a body CHRISTIAN GILSON.

Witnesses:

Cimmlee W. McGHnn, E. W. MoGALLisTnn. 

